Table 41
Performance of OB-cesarean sections in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, October 2006.
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only with Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 1,268 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 68.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
| New England | 119 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 8.4 |
| Mid Atlantic | 151 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 71.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 11.3 |
| East North Central | 168 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 67.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 13.1 | 7.7 |
| West North Central | 174 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 64.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 5.2 |
| South Atlantic | 116 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 77.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 9.5 |
| East South Central | 136 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 6.6 |
| West South Central | 114 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Mountain | 156 | 13.5 | 5.1 | 60.9 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| Pacific | 134 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 71.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for each division. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, October 2006. |
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